In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Smart Dating Academy founder Bela Gandhi sits down with Dr. Michelle Roberts, therapist, former client, and now a true success story, to share how she went from helping others heal from toxic relationships to finally finding healthy, lasting love herself.
Read MoreIn this episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, Bela Gandhi sits down with Certified Divorce and Co-Parenting Specialist, bestselling author, educator for divorce coaches, and top 1% podcaster Michelle Dempsey-Multack to talk about what it really takes to find love again after divorce.
Read MoreIn this powerful and deeply insightful conversation, Bela Gandhi sits down with renowned relationship coach Stephan Labossiere of Stephan Speaks to unpack what really gets in the way of finding healthy, lasting love.
Read MoreIn this powerful episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, I sit down with employment attorney, negotiation expert, and author Kristen Prinz to unpack one of the most overlooked dating skills: negotiation in relationships.
Read MoreIn this powerful and honest conversation, Bela Gandhi sits down with content creator, author, and mental health advocate Kelsey Darragh to talk about what really happens when you do the inner work… and then try to date.
Read MoreIn this powerful conversation, Bela Gandhi sits down with relationship expert and psychotherapist Terri Cole to unpack the real reason so many high-achieving, successful people struggle to find lasting love.
Read MoreIn this deeply powerful episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, Bela Gandhi sits down with relationship expert Robin Ducharme, founder of Real Love Ready, to unpack the real skills behind lasting love, emotional availability, and healing from unhealthy relationship patterns.
Read MoreIn this episode, Smart Dating Academy founder Bela Gandhi shares the mindset shifts and strategies that help singles successfully navigate dating after 50, dating after divorce, and online dating in midlife.
Read MoreIn this deeply insightful conversation, Bela Gandhi sits down with the magnificent Dr. Amanda Hanson (the Midlife Muse on Instagram) to explore the hidden self-worth patterns that quietly sabotage love, especially for high-achieving women and men who are successful in life but struggling to find emotionally available partners.
Read MoreIn this powerful conversation, relationship coach Bela Gandhi sits down with therapist Kevin Mimms to unpack dating anxiety, emotional availability, and how high-achieving professionals can regulate their nervous systems to build healthy relationships.
Read MoreIn this episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, I sit down with Laura Day, intuitive teacher and author of Prism: Seven Steps to Heal Your Past and Transform Your Future, to talk about what it really means to heal emotionally and how that healing shapes every relationship we create.
Read MoreIn this powerful episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, Bela Gandhi shares Elayne’s dating journey, a story that resonates deeply with high-achieving women and men who want to find love without settling.
Read MoreDating doesn’t come with a manual, but when you learn the right tools, everything changes. In this powerful episode, Bela Gandhi sits down with Smart Dating Academy client Monica Campbell, who opens up about her transformation from dating burnout to finding a healthy, reciprocal, emotionally available partner.
Read MoreIn this inspiring episode, Bela talks with Smart Dating Academy client Jeannette, who rebuilt her life after the end of a 30 year marriage.
She opens up about grief, raising five children, losing a child, divorce, and what it took to heal and find herself again.
What would you do if dating apps just weren’t cutting it anymore?
When Lisa Catalano decided to rent a billboard to find her husband, the world took notice. Bela, as ABC News' Relationship Expert, was asked to appear on "Nightline" to talk about Lisa's bold moves, and Bela & Lisa immediately hit it off :) In this inspiring conversation, Bela Gandhi, founder of Smart Dating Academy, sits down with Lisa to unpack what led to this bold move, the unexpected reactions she received (including 3,800 applications to become her husband), and what it is teaching her about confidence, vulnerability, and real-world dating in 2025.
In this empowering episode, Bela sits down with Dr. Jeanne Michele — relationship specialist, psychologist, and author of The Infidelity Cure — to talk about what it really means to date and love authentically.
Read MoreBela Gandhi sits down with Smart Dating Academy coach Ilene Collins to unpack one of the most common — and overlooked — challenges in modern dating: dating fatigue.
Read MoreDating doesn’t have to feel like the awkward lunchroom of middle school — and in this episode, we’re showing you exactly how to leave that behind. I’m joined by our very own Smart Dating Academy coach, Kathy Citera, who brings her trademark humor, wisdom, and lived experience to the table.
Read MoreIn this episode of the Smart Dating Academy Podcast, I’m joined by therapist Jaime Bronstein. With over 20 years of experience, Jaime has helped countless singles heal and grow!
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